Taguchi Tomoki

About

Taguchi Tomoki (active mid-19th century) created some of the most visually striking works of the late Edo period, yet he remains one of its least known masters outside Japan. His principal work, Yatsuo no Tsubaki — a rare book of woodblock prints depicting camellias, birds, and ornamental motifs — distilled the natural world into forms of radical simplicity that feel strikingly contemporary today. Where many Edo-period artists pursued elaborate detail, Tomoki pursued reduction. His prints use bold outlines, flat fields of colour, and asymmetric compositions that anticipate modernist design by nearly a century. The result is work that resonates deeply with Japandi interiors, Scandinavian minimalism, and anyone drawn to the beauty of restraint. House of Koyomi is one of the few places outside Japan where Tomoki’s work can be found in gallery-quality print form. Available framed in solid oak or unframed, in multiple sizes.